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Ecology and biology of the white-tailed Humbug Dascyllus aruanus (Pomacentriade, Pisces) from Minicoy Atoll

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Title Ecology and biology of the white-tailed Humbug Dascyllus aruanus (Pomacentriade, Pisces) from Minicoy Atoll
 
Creator Pillai, C S G
Mohan, Madan
Kunhikoya, K K
 
Subject Marine Ecosystems
Fish biology
Coral Reefs
 
Description The poniacentrid Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus) lives among tlie branches of ramose corals throughout
the Indo-Padfic along with Chromis caeruleus. Though, both the species prefer to be associated with
live coials, D. aruanus can easily adapt to dead coral colonies when live corals become scarce in nature
due to large scale death of corals as is observed at Minicoy. D. aruanus is observed to attain a total
length of 61 mm at the end of the iirst year and a total of 97.0 mm by the end of the second year of
life. This may be the maximum length the species attains at Minicoy.
The length-weight relationship shows significant difference between the male and female, hence
separate formulae has to be used to determine these relationships as follows.
Males .. Log W = —3.676976 + 2.480743,Log L.
Females .. Log W = -4.243749 + 2.807415 Log L.
The sex ratio for the two year periods of observation is Male : Female = 1:1.61 and 1 :1.35
respectively. The size at first maturity at 50 % level is estimated to be 38 mm. Fecundity ranged
from 2,125 to 7,157eggs in an ovary at a time.
The individual fish spawns more than once in a year. The breeding season almost extent throughout
the year with an active period from April to January. The pelagic phase of the larvae seems to
last about 2 weeks. The behaviour and biology of the two co-existing species viz. D. aruamts and
Chromis caeruleus display very little difference indicating both species have evolved almost similar
adaptations.
 
Publisher MBAI
 
Date 1985
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1223/1/Gopi_113-123.pdf
Pillai, C S G and Mohan, Madan and Kunhikoya, K K (1985) Ecology and biology of the white-tailed Humbug Dascyllus aruanus (Pomacentriade, Pisces) from Minicoy Atoll. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 27 (1&2). pp. 113-123.